Mar 25, 2010

Have an Opinion!

The 1% sales tax referendum passed in my county.

As I said in an earlier blog post, I was on the fence. In fact, I was on the fence until about an hour before I went to the polls.

Please note that I went to the polls. This tax directly affects me, because I buy stuff. I know very few people who don't buy stuff, and of those, someone buys stuff (usually diapers) for them. Because the referendum passed, those diapers will cost 1% more. I voted yes, anyway.

Did you get a 1% pay raise this year? I did not. Can you earn even 1% on the money in your savings account? Tell me where you bank.

The thing that kills me is, voter turnout was only 30%. That means 70% of the registered voters did not register their opinion at the ballot box. In my household, 25% of the registered voters are away at college in another state & failed to get an absentee ballot, so I can understand that you'll never see 100% turnout. But less than 30???

I guess I don't understand people who have no opinion on things that directly affect them. Reminds me of a Joe Wise song:

Yes IndeedyBy Joe Wise

Yes indeedy, pumpkin seedyNo siree bob, hey diddle corn cobYeah but no but wait a minute, could be soMaybe baby, chicken and gravyDon’t be silly sarsaparillyHardly yardly, bailing up barley, pick a little, I don’t know!

My Uncle Fred had a problem in his headSo I hear tell from my old Auntie KayHe could make up his bed but not up his mindIn answer to most any question, this is what he said:

Chorus

My Uncle Zeke had some funny thinking streaksHe would sit for days just wandering in his headAfter weeks of sitting a’whittling and a’spittingYou asked him if he wanted supper, this is what he said:

Chorus

Uncle Fred and Zeke were driving on a peakWhen the car went to the edge, Zeke yelled out, “Brakes!Should we put them on, old Fred?” was the last thing that they saidAnd you could hear them singing standing at the Pearly Gates:

Chorus

----end lyrics-------

No one wants to be responsible. They want someone else to decide for them, so they can play victim if things don't go right. I just want to yell, "Man up! Take responsibility! Right or wrong, decide something!"

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